For the the top 250 U.S. firms in terms of revenue, the chance of a data breach in any given year is about the same as the chance a coin will turn up heads when flipped, according to an analysis …
Fee Schedule Change Shifted Spending to Primary Care California’s conversion of its fee schedule to the system used by Medicare increased the share of dollars spent on primary care while reducing the share spent on specialists, meeting a key goal …
Corporate risk managers are increasingly focusing on protecting their enterprises from business interruption after a series of ransomware attacks on government agencies highlighted the peril of losing access to their computer networks, according to a survey released by Zurich Insurance …
Workers’ compensation case severity can be tackled by recognizing and treating comorbidities early, according to industry experts. Case severity scoring and other predictive analytic tools can assist adjusters in identifying potentially problematic claims. Inside Workers’ Comp, a Genex multimedia series, …
Litigation of wage and hour claims has risen 58 percent between 2013 and 2015, according to insurance research provider Advisen Ltd. With the government’s expansion of employees entitled to overtime pay and the expanded definition of an employee, there is …
Unpaid internships, illegal background checks, pregnancy and health-related employment discrimination continue to be the top trending employment practices litigation cases, according to industry experts. Claims costs are rising, in part due to the length of time it takes to resolve …
Keogh, has been elected the new CEO of data and analytics company Advisen Ltd. He will take the helm at Advisen on October 20, following the departure of former CEO and Advisen co-founder, Tom Ruggieri to Cooper Gay Swett & …
Harnessing workers’ comp claims data is the key to finding areas to decrease costs. A white paper released earlier this year by Advisen and sponsored by The Hartford, highlighted areas in workers’ compensation claims that could benefit from cost containment. …